The system is already failing and amid a worsening crisis the country is rocketing towards 40 million people

Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools

Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools

Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools

Like all the privatised care services, the business of aged care is about property, cheap labour and public money

Like all the privatised care services, the business of aged care is about property, cheap labour and public money

Belonging is hard when gaining citizenship is so expensive. The state has just become a regulator of the market

A quarter of the world’s democracies are now led by authoritarian regimes and almost none have media systems that are able to hold power to account

A quarter of the world’s democracies are now led by authoritarian regimes and almost none have media systems that are able to hold power to account

Social change requires patience, as my 94-year-old father has found out, as he pushed against the status quo in his bid to change the Lutheran church

Before independents reshaped urban politics, country electorates in the state had long elected outsiders and defectors

The PM’s political antennae finally twitched this week when he felt safe to criticise the US president’s ‘extraordinary’ threat

The PM’s political antennae finally twitched this week when he felt safe to criticise the US president’s ‘extraordinary’ threat

The Pathways to Politics Program for Women is a national, proudly non-partisan initiative that aims to change the face of politics by equipping women with the skills, knowledge, confidence and network...

Patriotism can be inclusive and respectful, it need not exclude and demean. Trust can vanquish extremism

The phrase should evoke optimism, positive expectations about the future, trust and belonging. That seems almost out of reach in a chaotic world

The Australian immigration system has long punished people who felt they had no option but to flee their homeland

What’s happening on American streets makes clear that a charter of rights does not prevent state overreach. But human rights must be more than a debating point

What’s happening on American streets makes clear that a charter of rights does not prevent state overreach. But human rights must be more than a debating point

Hanson has done more than any other politician to foster division in Australia. Her words to mourners after the horrific attack ring hollow

While the tension between meritocracy and ‘jobs for mates’ is always there, the best boards are more than the sum of their parts

The emerging ‘debate’ about immigration is a cruel example. It’s distracting us from addressing the issues that would improve lives

How do you create a powerful local cultural moment in the streamers’ age of algorithmic digital colonisation?

How do you create a powerful local cultural moment in the streamers’ age of algorithmic digital colonisation?

Get tickets on Humanitix - Meet the author - Julianne Schultz. Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Tangney Rd, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. Monday 10th November 2025. Find event informat...

In echoes of the past, the critical minerals deal with the US comes with the promise that more will be left behind than just holes in the ground

Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it

Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it

Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it

Two very different portraits of Australia are revealed by Rachel Griffiths in two new series on the ABC and SBS.

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future

Julianne Schutlz explains why politically independent journalism remains crucial to democracy and holding those with power accountable.

Julianne Schutlz explains why politically independent journalism remains crucial to democracy and holding those with power accountable.

Julianne Schutlz explains why politically independent journalism remains crucial to democracy and holding those with power accountable.

For years, policymakers and politicians thought they could square the circle: a market-driven economy with a robust social safety net. But that has become harder